prosecuted. it's meant to ease overcrowding in prisons, and correct unfairness in the system. security forces in egypt have put off a crackdown of tens of thousands of protesters who supported morsi. pressure from the u.s. and human rights groups averted the crackdown for now. drivers are finding it cheaper to fill their tanks these days. and the price of fwas may be going lower. tahman braey with more from washington. >> reporter: good news for summer travelers. gas prices are coming down. the national average for a gallon dropped to $3.56. at the's down a nickel from last week. >> every penny counts. every penny goes towards your budgets if other ways. >> reporter: this is just the beginning. by autumn, prices could fall to >> if it goes down, it would be great. it would be a great thing for

me. i would come into the city more often with my car. >> reporter: after three straight jeers of rising prices, the gas average for next year is expected to be $3.37, the lowest average since 2010. don't look for prices to fall much more. >> the days of the national pump price below $3 is likely a thing of the past. >> reporter: just last month, gas prices shot up 15 cents in a week. today, prices are better. according to one gas survey, charleston, south carolina, has the lowest average price at $3.27. according to aaa, the price is falling because crude oil prices are lower. they predict prices will stay the same or fall more. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. the father of nsa leaker edwae edward snowden is speaking out. in an exclusive interview with

george stephanopoulos, lon snowden says he wants his son to come home, but he's unfair that his son could get a fair trial. >> where my son chooses to live the rest of his life will will be his decision. i would like, at some point in time, for him to be able to come back in the u.s. whether he'll live the rest of his life here or not and face this. because i believe that the truth will shine through. >> lon snowden and his attorneys have secured visas to visit edward snowden. they didn't say when they'll go. a 2-year-old rhode island boy was found wandering around a housing project hours after his mother and another woman were murdered. isaiah perez was the subject of an amber alert. a father, apparently suffering from depression killed

his 9-year-old son and then turned the gun on himself. he was have b a supervised visit with the boy. he sent an e-mail before the visit suggests he was suicidal. two homes damaged in a deadly plane crash are expected to be demolishes this week. 1-year-old madisyn mitchell and her 13-year-old sister, sade were killed. family members salvaged mementos yesterday. firefighters in california are gaining ground on the 30-square-mile fire in the mountains. the silver fire has burned more than two dozen homes and thre threatened more than 500 others. at its peak, more than 500 people were forced out of their homes. in colorado, efforts to find

a woman that has been missing cyst fast-moving mud slides on friday. it destroyed six houses and damaged 30 others. a 70-year-old man found himself stuck in h his car. luckily, the guy who saved him knew what he was doing. >> he was in shock. being a medic, i know at the you talk him down. we're together, you're not going to get out of my car until it's time. i'm going to take care of you. >> two people reported missing after the mud slide. they were located. the whole thing happened in an area that was burned in a wildfire last year. severe storms around tulsa and wichita. thunderstorms in the midwest and a dry day in the northeast. >> 80s in boston and new york. washington, 90s in the southeast. mostly 80s in the middle of the the country. mid 70s in los angeles and seattle.

pale ale us sing its appeal? a doctor under arrest. patients saying he gave chemotherapy to patients who didn't need it. and lea michele makes her first appearance since the death of her boyfriend and costar.

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plan your vacation at iloveny.com the new state of new york. welcome. welcome back. topping "america's money," all eyes are on wall street this monday. as nervous investors return after the market posted its worst week since june. the dow had dropped 1.5% by the

closing bell on friday. the younger generation is getting tired of light beer. 20% of people in the early to late 20s prefer the stronger stuff. manufacturers are blaming bad spring weather and the sluggish economy. looks like apple is close to unveiling the latest iphone. the upgrade to the iphone 5 may debut on september 10th. science fiction and fantasy beating out romance this week end. "elysium" topping out the box office. that beat out two newcomers. "we're the millers" and "praens" the spin-off of cars. the brain yax in the family are getting more of the parents' time and money and attention. parents were more likely to enroll high-performing kids in

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year. it can generate about 100 meteors an hour. if you're stuck inside like we are, don't fret. nasa is streaming the whole thing live. time for the morning road conditions. drenched highways from the northern rockies to the desert southwest. slick there the gulf coast into the tennessee valley and the carolinas. looks like a good day for flying weather. airport delays expected only if memphis and detroit. back to the news now. a detroit area doctor accused of forcing potential chance e treatments on patients who didn't need them. >> the fbi says the doctor was in it for the money, not to help heal the sick. here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: dr. farid fata is behind bars for the unthinkable, mistrea mistreating patients to bilk medicare out of millions of

dollars. he fabricated diagnosis in order to perform expensive tests. relatives of his alleged victims are speaking out. jeff says when his father didn't respond to chemotherapy, the doctor refused to discontinue the drugs. >> they were giving my father transfusions in the parking barrage area. what kind of treatment is that. >> the government had not retained an expert to give an opinion. >> reporter: others suspected something was wrong as far back as 2010. >> things were being administ administered and used incorrectly. >> reporter: cancer nurse angela swantek said she complained. >> to know that a doctor could have potentially brought your death on sooner is sickening. >> reporter: a year later, the

licensing board could not prove allegations and closed the file. if convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. federal prosecutors are still building their case against him as more patients' relatives come forward. hanging out with grandma may be the key the a sound mind. researchers at boston college say spending time with your grandparents are good for your mental health. when they have a strong emotional relationship, the adults and grandparents have stronger relationships and stay more mentally healthy. time for sports. a golfer erases a peoplery of a painful loss two years ago by winning the pga championship. good morning, mesh. i'm john buccigross with your "sportscenter" update. we begin with jason dufner,

winning the pga championship. he made up for the heart break in 2011. yankees and tigers, mariano rivera, automatic, right? victor martinez ties it. bottom nine, that's a yankee cranky. brett gardner walks off. bails out rivera and the yankees. they win, 5-4, and gardner wins a refreshing beverage. usain bolt. track and field, world chamonship. lane 5, justin gatlin, lane four. here comes bolt. 9.77, wins the 100-meter. check out this amazing picture taken as bolt crosses the finish line. an actual lightning bolt outside the stadium there in moscow

russia. for the latest in the sports world, check out "sportscenter" live at 9:00 a.m. great catch for a good cause makes this one our "play of the day." this happened over the weenend in vermont. >> it took place in a big charity whiffle ball tournament. check out the catch. >> he's out in h the outfield. >> flying over the pence. >> oh. >> there he goes. that's what they call little fenway park. a skad model >> the tournament raises money for spinal cord research. great play, great cause. an awesome catch. >> i want to see that again because it's so great. the guy, he -- first of all, he's nowhere near the ball, he runs, catches it, totally flips over the wall. >> that takes a lot of -- i played a lot of whiffle ball in my younger days. if it went over the telephone line, it was a home run. >> you didn't jump over the

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rough. >> i brought this rock out of the bag, the guy who was there, he just bug-eyed basically and he said, hang on a second, i need to take this back to the back room. so then, people started coming from everywhere. they're like, oh, yeah, it's a big diamond. >> i don't know that i would let that thing go into any back room. if it can be cleaned and shaped, it could be worth as much as $15,000. >> his dad was still trying to rent shovels. he found it in the first ten minutes. that's how quick. an emotional moment in hollywood at "glee" actress lea michele stepped into the spot light. >> se was honored at the teen choice award and dedicated her win to monteith and thanked fans and fellow actors for their support. >> for all of you out there who loved and admired cory as much

as i did, i promise we'll get on through this together. he was very special to me and also to the world. >> the new season of "glee" begins next month. producers say they plan to deal with monteith's death in the third episode. taxi passengers in norway had a candid camera moment when they saw it was the leader behind the wheel. >> boy, did he get an earful. he should have worn glasses. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. but do you really?

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hole caused the building to collapse. let's look at today's weather. showers for detroit, chicago, and st. louis. severe storms from wichita and tulsa. heavy rain from not mt. to new mexico. across the pond we go. from the royal baby watch to royal fanny watch. >> the buzz around london is that prince william may pull his old nanny out of retirement to help raise his son. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: a young prince william holding his nanny's hand, seen here in 1988. with london all abuzz over whether that same nanny may one day soon hold prince william's son. the royal baby, prince george, now 20 days old. seen here in h his father's arms. if true, prince william and duchess kate would get help from an experienced nanny.

jessica webb, now 71 years old, never married, never had children of their own. she certainly cared for them like they were. she's considering coming out of retirement to take the job. she protected the young princes, william and harry from their parents' divorce. she was the ideal person to bring cheer into the household. she's kept in touch with the princes and was a guest at william's 21st birthday and the royal wedding two years ago. at time, she thought william was too thin and would fill the fridge with bacon an doughnuts. william and kate don't have a full staff. there is precedent. >> there used to be nanny, the assistant nanny, nursery maid and nursery footman. >> reporter: will l that steady hand soon be back to help with the newest royal baby, just a few weeks old.

david muir, abc news. >> you have to go with her. >> she's 71 years old. my mother-in-law has been helping us all year long. she's about that age. she's amazing with devin. don't rule her out. >> up and down off the floor? >> yes, they can. you need to see it to believe it. >> at the's what's making news in america this morning. >> "good morning america" is coming up. have a great monday. you're watching the station that works for you. good morning maryland. frustrations on twitter. the incident that could caused a dam jones to say good-bye to social media. federal hill, dry now, will you need the umbrella a bit later? lynette charles has the

forecast and how it could impact your commute on this monday morning. i'm charley crowson. meagan is off. lynette is standing by with a check of the forecast. what do we need to know? you will need the umbrella today. the potential for isolated showers and scattered storms towards the afternoon. this morning, starting to see a lone shower on the most powerful radar. i'm here to zoom in on the showers that we are seeing this morning. carroll county, the border of baltimore, see around hoffmanville, happy valley. very light in nature. as you step out the door, this will work towards the east. we have the chance for pop up showers, especially in to the afternoon. terms of temperatures, we are warm, 72 degrees glen burnie. 71 arbutus.

69 emmitsburg. patchy fog, waking up. by lunchtime, 83 degrees. the fog will limit your visibility. 95, howard county looking good. 65 miles per hour, northbound 195. no problems heading to the fort mc henry. the harbor, free of delays. looking at the main lines, jfx. beltway, westside shaping up nicely. a 5 55 55 miles per hour. 11 minutes from 795 to 95. east side, no problems, bel air, 11 minute ride on the outer loop 95 up to 83. breaking news out of florida, official says guests staying at a resort are safe after evacuated while many of us slept. part of the building

collapsing. the photographs show the damage to the summer bay resort in lake county, west of orlando. it appears a 30-foot sink hole opened beneath the building. gusts heard loud noises and windows jpúbreaking before the collapse happened. crews are monitoring the situation. the field general and outspoken oiler in the clubhouse and twitter. could social media become a thing of the past for oilers? >> reporter: adam jones was in center field when someone threw a banana at him. an incident, alleged, that is blowing up social media. orioles outfielder was having a great